North Carolina Republican Congressman Walter Jones is not forgetting. He appealed to President Trump in a July 18 letter to follow through on his campaign comments that the war is a wasteful and losing effort. And he has called on House Speaker Paul Ryan to bring the long-running conflict up for debate in the House.

North Carolina’s Republican leaders have chosen hardship for hospitals and denial of insurance for the working poor over cooperation with the signature legislation pushed through by Democratic President Barack Obama.

Along with the N.C. legislature’s gerrymandering, the weight of Donald Trump as president and the recklessness of the Republican-controlled Congress on health care is crushing the sense that the American political system is still representative.

This N&O forum may help you navigate a gathering of relatives, a workplace discussion or even a talk between spouses when the conversation turns to Donald Trump, Obamacare, HB2 or anything else that can lead to heated differences.

Greg Taylor was released after serving nearly 17 years in prison based on a wrongful conviction. A new film focuses on his case and the weaknesses of a system that can still impose the ultimate penalty.

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Hunter Lee scored a hat trick for the Rams in a span of 54 seconds to break open a scoreless game in the second half of the JUSA Cup final. Cleveland defeated West Johnston 5-0 for the county championship on Aug. 17, 2017.

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